Hörstemoor

Hörstemoor is in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hörstemoor is situated nearby to the hamlet Sonnenberg, as well as near Oderbrück.

Type: Wetland
Description: raised bog in Harz National Park, Germany
Also known as: “Drei-Hörste-Bruch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Achtermannshöhe and Oderteich.

Achtermannshöhe

Peak

Photo: Kassandro, Public domain.

At 925 m above sea level, the Achtermannshöhe in the Harz National Park is the third highest mountain in Lower Saxony and the fourth highest in the Harz mountains.

Oderteich

Reservoir

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The Oderteich is an historic reservoir about seven kilometres northeast of Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz in central Germany. It was built by miners from St.

Sonnenberg

Peak

Photo: Kassandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sonnenberg is a ski resort in the Upper Harz surrounded by the Harz National Park. The settlement of the same name located there is part of the borough of Sankt Andreasberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torfhaus and Oderbrück.

Torfhaus

Photo: ArtMechanic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Torfhaus is a village in the borough of the mining town of Altenau in the Harz mountains of Germany and lies at a height of about 800 m above sea level.